Talk:Larry Kudlow/Archives/2020

Education

I have a question regarding the education section of the Personal Details inset. Is it misleading to mention Princeton without the context that he dropped out and never received a degree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.238.150.4 (talk) 19:23, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

Kudlow's status as an economist

The article needs to explain Kudlow's status as an economist. The article cites a New York Magazine article that calls him "one of Wall Street's most prominent economists". This NY Times article is more precise:

"Mr. Kudlow is not an academic economist. He is a Wall Street economist, ..."

That quote could go into the article, since it makes an important distinction that the word "economist" alone cannot make.

--50.53.32.74 (talk) 02:40, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

An “economist” has had formal research published in peer-reviewed economics journals. I see no evidence Kudlow has, nor does he have even a masters in econ, let alone a PhD. That Bear Stearns gave him a corporate title of “economist” and others repeated it is meaningless. soibangla (talk) 17:38, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

This comes up repeatedly with various non-licensed professional designations. The title "economist" at a place like Bear Stearns is conferred strictly for outward-looking corporate purposes and carries no pretext of expertise, accreditation, or authority. He's what has recently become known as a pundit. SPECIFICO talk 18:48, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

By the way, I see the lead calls him an "investment banker", and that's a bit dicey as well. An investment banker works on raising capital for corporations and governments, on originating, structuring, and negotiating transactions, and other such matters. I'm not aware of any RS that describes Kudlow's activities in this capacity. SPECIFICO talk 18:51, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes, working at an investment bank does not make one a “investment banker” soibangla (talk) 18:55, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Now the category "economist" has been added for the article. Seems wrong. SPECIFICO talk 17:37, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Although the article is at pains to downplay Kudlow as an economist because he is a Republican (Wikipedia always favors Democrats), one might also ask whether any number of important economists actually received formal training in the subject before writing about it. The reality is that a person can be an economist without some university placing its imprimatur on him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 13:35, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

In the 17th century or contemporary U.S, maybe. Instead of being silly and actively contributing to ideological bias, let us please aspire to correct it, wherever we may find it. Whatever your opinion on Kudlow or politics, having worked in the field of economics – however prominently or visibly – does not make one an economist. 81.229.202.223 (talk) 20:42, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Kål

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